Unique

What makes the Christian Church/Church of Christ Unique?All the churches of Christ greet you. (Romans 16:16)
by Kevin Ziegler, Evangelist

The Christian Church/Church of Christ is a church following Biblical principles.

Principles that take us back to the Authority of the Bible.

Where the Scriptures speak, we speak. Where the Scriptures are silent, we are silent.

Do Bible things in Bible ways and call Bible things by Bible names.

Book, chapter and verse for everything we believe and practice.

The Christian Church/Church of Christ is a church that rejects human creeds.

No creed but Christ; No Book but the Bible; No home but heaven.

If creeds say less than the Bible, it doesn’t say enough; if more than the Bible, it says too much; and if it says just what the Bible says, it is unnecessary.

Creeds do not unite; they divide.

As far as I find it consistent with the Word of God.

The Christian Church/Church of Christ is a church with no denominational affiliation.

The church practices local autonomy. This means that each local church is independent of other churches.

There is no denominational hierarchy.

Divisions caused by denominationalism are wrong. I Corinthians 1:10-13

Church members prefer to be called simply “Christians” and reject any man-made label.

The Bible only makes “Christians” only.

Each local assembly has Christ as the Head of the church.

Each local assembly selects its own plurality of elders (pastors) and evangelists to assist in evangelizing and equipping the local assembly. – Ephesians 4:11

Deacons are also selected by the local assembly to serve the church in many different ministries.

The Christian Church/Church of Christ is a church which believes that Jesus is the ONLY way.

Jesus said this in John 14:6.

Peter said this in Acts 4:12.

The Bible only presents one way to heaven and that is through Jesus and on His terms.

The Biblical plan to salvation is plain and very simple.

This Biblical plan can be easily summarized:

Hear God’s Word – Matthew 7:24; I Corinthians 15:1-4

Believe God’s Word (have faith in it) – Romans 10:17; Hebrews 11:1

Repent (turning away from sin unto God) – Luke 13:3; Acts 17:30

Confess Jesus Christ as the Christ, the Son of the living God – Matthew 10:32, 16:16; Romans 10:8-13

Be immersed into Christ for the forgiveness of sins and the gift of the Holy Spirit – Acts 2:38, 22:16; Romans 6:3-6; Galatians 3:27; I Peter 3:21

Live the Christian life showing love and gratitude to God for His salvation, looking forward to His Son’s return – James 1:22-24, 2:20

The Christian Church/Church of Christ is a church that is devoted to the Apostles’ doctrine.

They were continually devoting themselves to the apostles’ teaching and to fellowship, to the breaking of bread and to prayer. Acts 2:42

This includes weekly observance of the Lord’s Supper as a remembrance of the death of Jesus – Acts 20:7.

This includes the preaching and teaching of the Bible.

This includes opportunities for Christian fellowship for growth and edification.

The Christian Church/Church of Christ is a church that believes in unity, but only based in the truth.

There is one body and one Spirit, just as also you were called in one hope of your calling; one Lord, one faith, one baptism, one God and Father of all who is over all and through all and in all. Ephesians 4:4-6

In matters of faith, unity; in opinions, liberty; and in all things, love.